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Electric-drive Manufacturer Enhances Productivity, Lowers Inventory with RFID Tech

Bosch Rexroth, a manufacturer of electric drives and controls, has boosted productivity and reduced the volume of inventory it must keep onsite by integrating radio frequency identification technology at its assembly line in Homburg, Germany.

Kenco Reduces Freight Costs 49% with Postponement Packaging

Challenge: A kitchen and bath manufacturer was experiencing reduced trailer cube capacity due to the large packaging requirements of its product line. The customer wanted to increase cube capacity to reduce freight expenses.

Why Aren't Suppliers More Concerned About Food Safety?

On average, $10m is the cost of a recall on a food company. Add this to the fact that recalls have been doubling every year from the 2002-2014 period in the United States, and it should worry any stakeholder in the manufacturing and processing facilities. Yet many of them are surprisingly optimistic about the chance of a recall affecting business, and it's their belief of invincibility that leaves them unprepared to weather a storm when one blows up. When manufacturers take a risk on their customers' health, they take a risk on their business’s health.

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Are Makers of IoT Devices, Systems Obligated to Build in Anti-hacking Security?

With the current state of IoT security, we might call it the Internet-of-Vulnerable-Things. It's all the more alarming because of the types of physical machines/systems that are increasingly network-connected - traffic lights, airplanes, nuclear power plants, and other critical or potentially lethal systems.

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Motor Coach Manufacture Finds Reliable Service to and Across Canada

Challenge: When a motor coach breaks down, time is of the essence in having the right part on hand. But as this Kentucky-based manufacturer learned, establishing an efficient inventory distribution system can be a daunting challenge, especially in the sizeable Canadian market. Shipments were chronically late, and the company's warehouse solution proved incapable of servicing the entire country. And to make matters worse, the company's logistics provider did not seem interested in solving these problems.

360pi Launches E-mail Alert Service for Product Price Changes

360pi, a provider of product intelligence for retailers and consumer brands, has launched 360alerts, an email alert service that tracks product price changes.

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APL Logistics Opens Consolidation Center in Vietnam

APL Logistics has opened a new consolidation center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Manufacturing to Create 700,000 Jobs This Year - Report Asks How Many Will Go to Women

Manufacturing is expected to yield approximately 700,000 new jobs in 2015, according to a report from APICS Supply Chain Council, which urges the industry to recruit women for those positions.

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Impact of Tianjin Chemical Explosions 'Will be Far Worse than Reported'

The global business community should be aware that the impact on supply chain operations worldwide - from the two massive explosions that occurred Aug. 12 at the Ruihai International Logistics warehouse in Tianjin, China - will be far worse than suggested by news analysts and Chinese officials, says Resilinc CEO Bindiya Vakil.

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Robots as Co-workers? Not on Your Life.

In June this year a robot crushed a man to death in a Volkswagen factory in Germany. The 22-year-old maintenance worker became trapped between a large robotic arm and a metal plate, in an area usually off-bounds to humans.

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Cuba's Manufacturing Challenges Won't Be Solved Simply by Re-establishing Ties with U.S.

The picture for Cuban manufacturing is mixed. On the positive side, the government’s decision to give private firms more autonomy to retain earnings and make investment decisions may spur a much-needed market for capital equipment, a crucial source of demand for a developing economy factory sector.

More and More Manufacturers Discover Mexico

Due to rising wages and growing logistics costs in China, a growing number of U.S.-based manufacturers are turning to Mexico for production.

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